A New York man who punched a police officer and took a riot shield during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Friday. Jonathan Munafo, 36, is set to serve 33 months behind bars with 36 months of supervised release after pleading guilty in April to two felony …
Joseph Biggs, a former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for orchestrating the attack on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. This sentence is the second longest …
Freedom Corner, located between the D.C. jail and Congressional Cemetery in Southeast Washington, D.C., serves as a powerful symbol of the potential future of the Republican Party. Each night, incarcerated Donald Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol sing the national anthem from inside the jail, while a group of activists at Freedom Corner join …
According to court documents released on Thursday, prosecutors have suggested a start date of January 2, 2024, for Donald Trump’s trial on election interference. This proposed date, as mentioned by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith in a filing, allows sufficient time for both parties to review evidence and address any pretrial legal matters while …
Lawyers representing Donald Trump have opposed a request from the U.S. Justice Department to restrict the former president’s public statements regarding the 2020 election case. They argue that this request violates Trump’s First Amendment rights. The legal team, representing the former president and current presidential candidate, submitted a filing in response to the request, urging …
Former Vice President Mike Pence is finally emphasizing his loyalty to the Constitution in his presidential campaign, more than two and a half years after surviving an attempted attack by Donald Trump’s supporters. In a recent interview with Fox News, Pence revealed that Trump and his lawyers asked him to reject votes and essentially overturn …
An officer of the U.S. Capitol Police, who played a key role in defending against the violent mob of Donald Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, has expressed his belief that the former president should have been arrested the day after the attack. In an interview with CBS News on Thursday, Officer Harry Dunn stated, …
A group of House Democrats, including key members of the House select committee, have sent a letter to Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, urging that former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 criminal trial be televised live. The lawmakers argue that the historic nature of the case makes it essential for the public to hear from witnesses and …
Jeffrey Clark, a former high-ranking official in the Justice Department during Donald Trump’s presidency, was allegedly willing to use the Insurrection Act to retain power despite Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election, as revealed by a federal indictment against Trump. The indictment uncovers a shocking exchange between Clark (referred to as Co-Conspirator 4) and …
A rioter from the U.S. Capitol, who took the opportunity in court to verbally assault federal prosecutors and the entire federal government, has been sentenced to six years in prison for physically attacking police officers on January 6, 2021. This woman, Audrey Ann Southard-Rumsey, 54, delivered a 15-minute tirade off the cuff, as reported by …